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CibbuanoRoos confident Bradshaw will join Swans
October 26th 2009 08:59
SYDNEY coach Paul Roos is confident former Brisbane full forward Daniel Bradshaw will join the Swans via the pre-season draft.
The 30-year-old, who rejected a two-year contract from the Lions after being offered up in a trade for spearhead Brendan Fevola during trade week, nominated Sydney over Carlton as his preferred destination.
Melbourne, Richmond, Fremantle and North Melbourne have picks before the Swans in December's pre-season draft but Roos expects Bradshaw to be available at their first pick.
"He's got four kids, he carries a salary as he should and you've got to have room in your salary cap. Obviously he's 30 years old as well and some clubs like Melbourne and Richmond are going down different paths," Roos said.
"We expect him to get to pick five but obviously there are no guarantees."
Roos said Bradshaw - who kicked a club record 496 goals for Brisbane - would be a perfect addition to Sydney's forward line which no longer features Barry Hall and Michael O'Loughlin.
"The loss of Hally means we're trying to replace him with Adam (Goodes) in that similar role at centre half-forward, but we've got no one to replace Mick," he said.
"But Bradshaw is just the perfect player who can play out of full-forward with Jesse White next to him, so being able to emulate what Mick's been able to do and kick goals and help Jesse and tackle and set up things."
"In terms of the number of goals, who knows? But in terms of the amount of experience, we know he can be a quality player and person who can provide some experience that we've lost."
The 30-year-old, who rejected a two-year contract from the Lions after being offered up in a trade for spearhead Brendan Fevola during trade week, nominated Sydney over Carlton as his preferred destination.
Melbourne, Richmond, Fremantle and North Melbourne have picks before the Swans in December's pre-season draft but Roos expects Bradshaw to be available at their first pick.
"He's got four kids, he carries a salary as he should and you've got to have room in your salary cap. Obviously he's 30 years old as well and some clubs like Melbourne and Richmond are going down different paths," Roos said.
"We expect him to get to pick five but obviously there are no guarantees."
Roos said Bradshaw - who kicked a club record 496 goals for Brisbane - would be a perfect addition to Sydney's forward line which no longer features Barry Hall and Michael O'Loughlin.
"The loss of Hally means we're trying to replace him with Adam (Goodes) in that similar role at centre half-forward, but we've got no one to replace Mick," he said.
"But Bradshaw is just the perfect player who can play out of full-forward with Jesse White next to him, so being able to emulate what Mick's been able to do and kick goals and help Jesse and tackle and set up things."
"In terms of the number of goals, who knows? But in terms of the amount of experience, we know he can be a quality player and person who can provide some experience that we've lost."
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